Floyd Smith

Californian innovator and Surfing pioneer Floyd Smith passed away recently. He manufactured G&S surfboards which he set up in Australia in the 60s. RIP

Dan Cook photo Chris Stroh

Patch

Alley legend Patch.

Mark Pringle

Triathelete,lifeguard and pioneer of Cronulla Boardriders, Mark Pringle was sadly taken from us after a bike accident while training in Abu dhabi 2009. RIP

Smurf and Kingy

Smurf and Kingy 2 local legends. Photo Courtesy Andy King

The Wooden Fence

The old wooden fence that used to be stretching between Elouera and Nth Cronulla photo Chris Stroh

Storms ’22

Sand swept away at Elouera during winter storms. Right along the Cronulla beach front it was more of the same. photo Chris Stroh

’74 Storms

From our own family album. Took this photo in May ‘74 when cyclone damage was almost complete. This was the kids playground once located in Mitchel Road high above the wall. Note the monkey bars are at the bottom, and the rocket is about to end up at the bottom very soon. No holding back spectators in 1974! photo Neil Moulang courtesy Historic Cronulla Sutherland Shire.

Bate Bay Rd 1970

1970 Building the road at the top of Bate Bay Road. Just over the hill, and a couple of years later, Council’s Wanda Beach Tip began operating. The tip site eventually became Lucas Reserve at Wanda. Tim Vanderlaan Photo Collection

1976 The Wanda Sand Hills

1976  The once majestic Wanda Sand hills. The sand was simultaneously extracted by a water dredge from below, and by truck and grader from above. The curved line below the grader is significant. The sand below the line was Georges River “river” sand, and above the line,  Wanda beach sand. Tim Vanderlaan Photo